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OEHHA recognizes the value of tribal knowledge in reporting on climate change impacts, and of raising awareness of tribal-specific impacts.

The development of a public health goals (PHG) for Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid and update of the PHG for arsenic are both being initiated at the request of State Water Resources Control Board. The PHG development/update will incorporate relevant new data. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is requesting information on these contaminants that could assist in conducting the risk assessments and in calculating the PHGs.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has adopted No Significant Risk Levels for titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size)of 440 micrograms per day for airborne, unbound titanium dioxide particles with diameters of 10 micrometers or less, and 44 micrograms per day for airborne, unbound titanium dioxide particles with diameters of 0.8 micrometers or less.

OEHHA will convene a meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC). At this meeting the DARTIC will consider the possible listing of bisphenol S (BPS) based on developmental toxicity. OEHHA is also opening a 45-day public comment period on the hazard identification document entitled “Evidence on the Developmental Toxicity of Bisphenol S."

OEHHA proposes to adopt Proposition 65 No Significant Risk Levels (NSRLs) for 1-bromopropane and diethanolamine by amending Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 25705(b)(1).

Updated fish consumption advisory for Soulajule Reservoir, located ten miles southwest of Petaluma, in Marin County.

Fish advisory for Soulajule Reservoir.

Las proliferaciones de algas nocivas marinas (HAB, por sus siglas en inglés) también ocurren en el océano y pueden causar enfermedades en seres humanos y animales.  Esta página proporciona una descripción general de las posibles enfermedades asociadas con la proliferación de algas nocivas marinas, las precauciones para reducir la exposición y cómo informar cualquier enfermedad potencial que pueda ocurrir.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) also occur in the ocean, and can cause illnesses in humans and animals. This page provides an overview of potential marine HAB illnesses, precautions to reduce exposure, and how to report any potential illnesses that may occur.

OEHHA’s Proposition 65 Implementation Team will host another presentation that will help businesses understand and comply with Proposition 65.